The 20th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 20) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) officially opened on Monday, December 1, 2014 in Lima, Peru. The forum, which is loaded with events, will come to a close on Friday, December 12.
EnviroNews Nigeria presents images at the well-attended opening ceremony.
Chair of the African Group of Negotiators addressing the plenary
COP 20 President and Peruvian Environment Minister, Manuel Pulgar-Vidal
Rajendra K; Pachauri, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Susana Villaran (Mayor of Lima) (left), Christiana Figueres (Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC) (middle) and Manuel Pulgar-Vidal (COP 20 President & Peruvian Environment Minister)
Guests on the high table
Delegates at the opening session
Delegates at the opening session
Manuel Pulgar-Vida (left) and Rajendra K. Pachauri
Libyan and Liberian delegates at the opening session
